Teens
Art Set with 2 Sketch Books
Simrex Drone (Box Measures 6" x 4")
Kodak Digital & Instant Print Camera with Photo Paper
Fire HD 8 tablet, 8" 32 GB, Twilight Blue (2 Separate Prizes Available)
During Summer Reading, a new poem and prompt will be posted here every Monday. Write a response to Melissa and mail it to her! Letter Writing Kits will be available on a first-come, first-served basis from the library.
Melissa Kwasny: Montana Poet Laureate for 2019-2021
Melissa is the author of six books of poetry, as well as a collection of prose writings. She is the editor of Toward the Open Field: Poets on the Art of Poetry 1800–1950 and co-editor with M.L. Smoker, of the anthology I Go to the Ruined Place: Contemporary Poets in Defense of Global Human Rights. Melissa recently published Putting on the Dog: The Animal Origins of What We Wear, her first book of investigative nonfiction.
Letters to a Young Poet is hosted by Humanities Montana's, Speakers in the Schools program.
**Don't forget to have a parent sign the communication form and include it with your first letter to Melissa! And to add a return address to get a letter back.**
TEEN MOVIE NIGHT
Billings Public Library and The Babcock present a FREE showing of How to Train Your Dragon on June 30th at 6:00 PM. Watch this animated favorite as part of the Tails & Tales Teen Summer Reading Program! TEENS can register ahead of time to receive free books and the chance to win a Dungeons & Dragons Starter Kit! A secret code will be given for teen participants to enter into their Summer Reading account for 200 points. Showing is open to the public. Made possible by The Town Pump Charitable Foundation’s Keep Kids Reading Grant. Register here
**Please note that the Billings Public Library newsletter has a typo for the start time of the movie. The movie will start at 6pm, not 6:30pm. The Babcock Theater is located at 2812 2nd Avenue North, Billings, MT 59101
Outdoor Book Club (ages 13-17)
Join us this summer for 3 sessions of Picnic in the Park! We will discuss a different book at each meeting. The first book we will be reading is Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, available to pick up from the library starting June 1. The book is yours to keep! We will meet on Tuesday, June 22 at 11am-12pm at Pioneer Park for a group discussion, snacks, and fresh air.
ALL OF OUR BOOKS HAVE BEEN CLAIMED FOR THIS GROUP. TEENS WHO HAVE THEIR OWN COPY OR ONE BORROWED FROM THE LIBRARY MAY STILL REGISTER.
This project is funded by the grant, Big Sky Reads from Humanities Montana, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Free 3D Printing From Home
Use the TECH Lab's 3D printers by sending your designs to us and picking them up when they're finished!
What you need:
- An internet device and connection.
- Access to 3D making software. Create a free account at tinkercad.com or sketchup.com and view their training lessons. View the TinkerCad Introductory Guide and SketchUp Beginner's Guide created by our Teen Advisory Group!
Steps:
Create a design and pick a filament color. Email your 3D design as an STL file, your color choice from the list below, and your name. Note that 3D models will be limited to one color and sizes may need to be adjusted. Our printers can only print objects that fit within a 10"x6"x6" space. Paint is available upon request. Email Vanessa in the TECH Lab at justicev@billingsmt.gov with any questions.
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